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SUMMARY:“Here Comes the Sun” Book Talk with Bill McKibben
DESCRIPTION:Acclaimed environmentalist Bill McKibben will be at the Sanctuary to share his hope for our future in Here Comes the Sun\, a call to harness the power of the sun and rewrite our scientific\, economic\, and political future. Join us for this book talk\, Q&A\, and book signing with McKibben\, one of the first to sound the alarm about the climate crisis. McKibben will also be our special guest for a fundraiser dinner! This dinner will be an intimate gourmet vegan meal by extraordinary chef Intaba Liff-Anderson. \n\n\n\nHere Comes the Sun is a book about a last chance for the climate and a fresh chance for civilization by Bill McKibben\, an author\, environmentalist\, and activist. In 1988 he wrote The End of Nature\, the first book for a common audience about global warming. McKibben comes to the Sanctuary for a talk on his latest book\, followed by a Q&A and book signing. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur climate\, and our democracy\, are melting down. But Bill McKibben\, one of the first to sound the alarm about the climate crisis\, insists the moment is also full of possibility. Energy from the sun and wind is suddenly the cheapest power on the planet and growing faster than any energy source in history—if we can keep accelerating the pace\, we have a chance. \n\n\n\nHere Comes the Sun tells the story of the sudden spike in power from the sun and wind—and the desperate fight of the fossil fuel industry and their politicians to hold this new power at bay. From the everyday citizens who installed solar panels equal to a third of Pakistan’s electric grid in a year to the world’s sixth-largest economy—California—nearly halving its use of natural gas in the last two years\, Bill McKibben traces the arrival of plentiful\, inexpensive solar energy. And he shows how solar power is more than just a path out of the climate crisis: it is a chance to reorder the world on saner and more humane grounds. You can’t hoard solar energy or hold it in reserves—it’s available to all. \n\n\n\nThere’s no guarantee we can make this change in time\, but there is a hope—in McKibben’s eyes\, our best hope for a new civilization: one that looks up to the sun\, every day\, as the star that fuels our world. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBill McKibben is founder of Third Act\, which organizes people over the age of 60 for action on climate and justice. \n\n\n\nHis 1989 book The End of Nature is regarded as the first book for a general audience about climate change\, and has appeared in 24 languages. He’s gone on to write 20 books\, and his work appears regularly in periodicals from the New Yorker to Rolling Stone. He serves as the Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College\, as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and he has won the Gandhi Peace Prize as well as honorary degrees from 20 colleges and universities. He was awarded the Right Livelihood Award\, sometimes called the alternative Nobel\, in the Swedish Parliament. Foreign Policy named him to its inaugural list of the world’s 100 most important global thinkers. \n\n\n\nMcKibben helped found 350.org\, the first global grassroots climate campaign\, which has organized protests on every continent\, including Antarctica\, for climate action. He played a leading role in launching the opposition to big oil pipeline projects like Keystone XL\, and the fossil fuel divestment campaign\, which has become the biggest anti-corporate campaign in history\, with endowments worth more than $40 trillion stepping back from oil\, gas and coal. He stepped down as board chair of 350 in 2015\, and left the board and stepped down from his volunteer role as senior adviser in 2020\, accepting emeritus status. He lives in the mountains above Lake Champlain with his wife\, the writer Sue Halpern\, where he spends as much time as possible outdoors. In 2014\, biologists credited his career by naming a new species of woodland gnat—Megophthalmidia mckibbeni–in his honor. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBill McKibben was interviewed by Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial thanks to the Sanctuary community members who made this evening possible. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlue Mountain Center \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBulich Creekside Farms \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCollar City Mushrooms \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGolden Leaf Books \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHappy Belly Hudson \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHonest Weight Food Co-op \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeezan Kitchen \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Placid Baker \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSprouting Heart Farm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFlower Scout \n\n\n\n\n\nView a full list of our supporters.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/bill-mckibben-here-comes-the-sun/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
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SUMMARY:Pruning & Grafting for Tree Lovers! 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join the tree lovers of the More Trees Arborist Collective for a workshop in the urban forest at Freedom Square! Learn to identify common opportunist species of urban trees\, discuss the different techniques and objectives of pruning\, when to remove trees\, when to plant trees\, and help the crew manage the Sanctuary’s fledgling reforestation projects! We’ll finish with a grafting demo in Collard City Growers! \n\n\n\n*This event is rain or shine! Participants are encouraged to bring their own pruning shears\, as we will have a limited number available.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/pruning-grafting-2026/
LOCATION:Freedom Square\, 35 5th Ave\, Troy\, NY\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:"Run\, Hide\, Fight" a Youth Storytelling Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a free storytelling workshop at the Sanctuary\, using a short PBS documentary Run\, Hide\, Fight: Growing up Under the Gun to prompt conversations around storytelling and humanity in a workshop led by storyteller and multi-disciplinary artist\, D. Colin. Young people of all ages are welcome with their families\, the story telling workshop is designed for middle to high school aged youth but there will be age appropriate activities for younger children.This event is made possible through the partnership with WMHT Public Media. \n\n\n\nFollowing the documentary\, Run\, Hide\, Fight: Growing up under the gun\, join D. Colin for a storytelling workshop exploring the power of personal stories in building connection\, sharing our humanity\, and leaving an impact. Using creativity\, our lived experiences and the film\, we’ll share intentional time discussing what safety means and how we can use our voices to inspire change. HEAR D. COLIN’S INTERVIEW ABOUT THE WORKSHOP.  \n\n\n\n\nGun violence is the leading cause of death for American children and teens. Run\, Hide\, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun is a new 30-minute documentary about how gun violence affects young Americans\, from PBS News Student Reporting Labs in collaboration with 14 student journalists from five U.S. cities: Philadelphia\, Oakland\, Washington D.C.\, Nashville\, and East Lansing\, Michigan. The documentary profiles how the same young people that have survived these traumatic events are leading the fight for a safer future. \n\n\n\nHEAR MARA DROGAN OF WMHT PUBLIC MEDIA SPEAK ABOUT THIS WORKSHOP. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nD. Colin is a multidisciplinary artist of Haitian descent whose creative practice spans poetry\, visual art\, and theater. Originally from Connecticut\, she has called New York’s Capital Region home since 2007. With a background in English and Africana Studies\, she is a teaching artist and curator who creates and facilitates spaces for creativity\, storytelling\, and healing. \n\n\n\nD. Colin has received numerous accolades\, including the 2022 Excellence in Arts & Letters Award from UAlbany and the title of Resourceful Woman in the Arts in 2019. Deeply inspired by Nina Simone’s belief that “an artist’s duty is to reflect the times\,” she often says\, “if the art didn’t move you\, then I didn’t do my job.” \n\n\n\n\n\nThis event is made possible through a partnership with WMHT and PBS.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/run-hide-fight/
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SUMMARY:Frederick Douglass and the Power of the Black Archives
DESCRIPTION:A community reading of “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” and collecting for the Black Experience in the Adirondacks\n\n\n\nJoin us in creating Black history archives in a community reading\, discussion\, and collection. Together we will collectively read Frederick Douglass’ What to the Slave is the Fourth of July before a conversation on storytelling and the importance of recorded Black history\, featuring speakers from the Underground Railroad Education Center and the Adirondack Experience museum. You will also have the opportunity to contribute memorabilia to the soon-to-be permanent exhibition The Black Experience in the Adirondacks at the Adirondack Experience museum. There will be a hybrid event on February 18 to give insight into the collection in Gathering Stories: Black Experiences in the Adirondacks. \n\n\n\n\n\nFrederick Douglass’ legacy demonstrates the importance of archives. Using speeches\, photography\, and print media\, this man who was born into slavery became one of the most important figures in Black history. Douglass gave speaking tours\, was the most photographed man in America during the 19th century\, and wrote books and published The North Star press. We know so much about him and his experience because of his archive\, and participants will leave a legacy of their own with archive opportunities during this event.  \n\n\n\nAttendees will collectively read Frederick Douglass’ abolitionist speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” (which will be recorded and archived in audio and video form followed by a panel discussion which will include the Underground Railroad Education Center as well as Charles Clark III\, the Project Curator for the exhibition The Black Experience in the Adirondacks. The community will then have the opportunity to contribute memorability connected to the Black experience in the Adirondacks to an upcoming exhibition. \n\n\n\n\n\nA portrait of Frederick Douglass created in 1879\n\n\n\n\n\nFeaturing: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLacey Wilson\, Teen Museum Studies Program Manager of Underground Railroad Education CenterLacey was born in Washington DC and has spent 10 years in public history\, leading tours\, managing sites\, and engaging with oral histories and local communities. Today\, she plans and implements a museum studies program for teenagers at the Underground Railroad Education Center in addition to sitting on the advocacy and nominations committees with the National Council of Public History. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPaul & Mary Liz Stewart\, Co-Founders of Underground Railroad Education Center (UREC)UREC is a non-profit organization which grew out of a research project on the Underground Railroad in the Capital Region by Paul and Mary Liz Stewart. Their work uncovered the voices and stories of people written out of this history. Together\, these voices provide a different accounting of Underground Railroad activism and change the American narrative. \n\n\n\n\n\nSince its incorporation in 2003\, Underground Railroad Education Center has created a strong program of education and research that celebrates and preserves the story of the Underground Railroad in Albany and the Capital Region and its relationship with us today. URHPCR has identified the key primary and secondary figures and their activities\, and has developed a general outline of the local history of the movement. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharles Clark III\, curator of The Black Experience in the Adirondacks  Charles employs a Pan-Africanist methodology\, enriched by material cultural approach\, to transform exhibition making in museums. His work addresses ethno cultural erasure and brings to light marginalized narratives within art history. His approach not only enhances the representation of diverse voices but also redefines the role of museums as spaces for critical dialogue and cultural exploration. \n\n\n\n\n\nIn 2027\, the Adirondack Experience\, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake\, will open The Black Experience in the Adirondacks\, a new permanent\, interactive exhibition. This exhibition will comprehensively explore the history of Black people in the region\, from their important and well-documented role in the settlement and development of the Adirondacks to current efforts ensuring an inclusive community and enriching the region’s recreational opportunities.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/frederick-douglass-and-archives/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Gathering Stories: Black Experiences in the Adirondacks
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a hybrid session to learn about the importance of the Black archive and how you can contribute to the collection for The Black Experience in the Adirondacks\, a 2027 new permanent\, interactive exhibition at the Adirondack Experience\, the Museum on Blue Mountain Lake. Curator Charles Clark III will be at the Sanctuary to present about how your objects help to tell the full story of Black life in the Adirondacks. Join us in person or over zoom\, link will be set out with registration.  \n\n\n\nIn preparation for a landmark exhibition opening in 2027 on The Black Experience in the Adirondacks\, the Adirondack Experience is hosting collecting events around New York State\, including at The Sanctuary for Independent Media on February 18 & 28. The hybrid event on February 18th will be an opportunity to learn about the collection from curator Charles Clark III as well as a drop-off event for folks with physical contributions. February 28th is the event Frederick Douglass and the Power of the Black Archive: A Community Reading of “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” and Collecting Black Experiences in the Adirondacks.  \n\n\n\nYour objects tell the full story of Black life in the Adirondacks. The Black Experience in the Adirondacks is seeking a wide range of materials\, including photographs\, souvenirs\, letters\, postcards\, recipes\, clothing\, and video clips from the Adirondacks. Any object or memory that holds a piece of the story is a vital piece of this history. Help your story be told by being a part of this upcoming exhibit! \n\n\n\nCan’t make it but have something to contribute? Fill out this online form.  \n\n\n\n\n\nCommemorative Metal:Roland Brown Sr. received the Congressional Gold Medal for his service in WW II. On June 25\, 2011\, Dr. Roland M. Brown\, Jr. donated his father’s medal to the Adirondack Experience.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Closet: In 1957\, a 17 year old Fulton Fryar was the first African-American to sing at the Seagle Music Colony. Today\, the Adirondack Experience exhibits his segregated housing as a historical reminder of racial inequality in the Adirondacks during the 50s.\n\n\n\n\n\nLake George Study: This landscape painting by Takeyce Walter is an example of a style of painting called en plein air. Takeyce’s work is currently on display in the Artists & Inspiration in the Wild exhibit\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharles Clark III\, curator of The Black Experience in the Adirondacks  Charles employs a Pan-Africanist methodology\, enriched by material cultural approach\, to transform exhibition making in museums. His work addresses ethno cultural erasure and brings to light marginalized narratives within art history. His approach not only enhances the representation of diverse voices but also redefines the role of museums as spaces for critical dialogue and cultural exploration. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHudson Mohawk Magazine · ADK Bx\n\n\n\n\n\nHMM_02-16-2026 Special: ADK Bx
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SUMMARY:To Bind Anew: Creative tools for grief\, memory\, and mending
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, participants will gently explore memories through creative practices as a way to navigate grief and loss with the guidance of Sarah Blesener and Jenny Stratton\, both artists and educators. To bind anew: this is an act of love.  \n\n\n\nLimited spots available. Registration with a $10 refundable deposit is required to hold your place. Donations recommended on a sliding scale of $0 – 30; no one will be turned away for lack of funds.* \n\n\n\n*Deposit refunds/cancellations: If you are unable to attend and notify us at least 48 hours before the event begins\, we will offer your spot to someone on the waiting list and refund your deposit. Notify irons@mediasanctuary to cancel. If you attend the event\, we will offer your $10 deposit back in cash on the day of the event. If the workshop is cancelled\, we will refund your deposit or offer you the opportunity to attend a rescheduled event. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is for anyone navigating grief and loss—whether personally\, or as a caregiver or services provider supporting others. Together\, we’ll gently explore personal and shared memories through creative practices such as storytelling\, collage\, poetry\, and working with meaningful objects: photographs\, heirlooms\, flowers\, and more. \n\n\n\nAs we step into the new year\, we’ll co-create a space to reflect\, mourn\, and honor what we carry. Participants will be invited to contribute to a collective archive of our experience\, holding both what has been lost and what still remains. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNote to participants: Please come prepared with around 3 to 6 printed image reproductions of archival photographs or images meaningful to you to work with. All colors\, shapes\, and sizes are welcome. These may include images of loved ones you are grieving\, family albums\, vacation photos\, or visuals from communal archives or media. Please do not bring originals. \n\n\n\nWe recommend printing your photographs at a nearby drugstore such as Walgreens\, CVS\, etc-orders can be placed online or instore. (prints are typically under 1.00 each for a 4×6)  \n\n\n\nWe also encourage you to bring additional archival materials such as letters\, journals\, notes\, memorabilia\, or scraps—anything that holds meaning for you. Provided materials include paint\, tape\, scissors\, pens\, and extra paper. Feel free to bring your own art supplies if you prefer to use them. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSarah Blesener\n\n\n\nSarah Blesener is an educator\, socially engaged artist\, and visual researcher interested in the complexity of human relationships and their visual representations. \n\n\n\n\n\nJenny Stratton\n\n\n\nJenny Stratton is an interdisciplinary artist\, visual researcher and educator. She engages with photography\, art\, and storytelling as emergent processes for co-creation\, restorative narratives\, and acts of care. Jenny’s creative work and research are rooted in relationships—with ourselves and each other\, with inner/outer landscapes and ecologies. She is also a full-spectrum doula care provider.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/to-bind-anew-grief/
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SUMMARY:Annual North-Central Troy Interfaith Holiday Justice and Peace Celebration 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual North-Central Troy Interfaith Holiday Justice and Peace Celebration\, an event for the whole family! This FREE event celebrates our neighborhood\, bringing us together over food\, music\, activities\, and messages of justice and peace. \n\n\n\nThe event will end at Freedom Square where we will light candles around the evergreen tree\, sharing messages of justice\, peace\, and love. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJOIN US FOR:  \n\n\n\n\nGroup portraits (Jayana Espinoza)\n\n\n\nMusic (Men of Faith & karaoke)\n\n\n\nDrag story corner (Noelle Diamond)\n\n\n\nBook giveaway (RED Bookshelf)\n\n\n\nFace painting (Sobia Chaidhry)\n\n\n\nCookie decorating (O’Malley’s Oven)\n\n\n\nStrands of regeneration (Azuré Keahi)\n\n\n\nCommunity apothecary (People’s Health Sanctuary)\n\n\n\nHot cocoa station\n\n\n\nArts & crafts\n\n\n\nFood & warm drinks\n\n\n\nCandle lighting\, singing\, and wishes for justice & peace at Freedom Square around the holiday tree
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/holiday-2025/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Air Justice Lab: Mask Jewelry Workshop with The Crafty Queer @ Context Collective
DESCRIPTION:Air Justice Lab presents Mask Jewelry Workshop with The Crafty Queer! Whether you’re an avid mask wearer or are interested in masking again\, join us for this off campus workshop to bejewel your mask. Masking in public spaces helps make them more accessible and safer for everyone! Make a statement piece with your personal protection equipment (PPE)!! Mask up\, glam on\, and stay safe!  \n\n\n\n*This is a mask and COVID test required event. Testing twice before hand makes this workshop significantly more accessible to those who are immunocompromised and/or disabled or at higher risk of both. If needed\, please arrange time to pick up a mask and/or two COVID tests prior to event provided at no cost to you! Thanks for helping to keep one another safe!  \n\n\n\nTo register\, set up pick up times for mask/COVID test or more questions\, please email alivija@mediasanctuary.org. \n\n\n\nThis workshop is a collaboration with The Crafty Queer and will take place off campus at Context Collective at 95 4th St\, Troy\, NY 12180.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/ajl-mask-jewelry-making/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Orientation Day
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a meaningful way to stay involved with the Sanctuary at your own pace? Join us every third Wednesday from 5–7PM for our monthly volunteer day. RSVP by sending an email to Alivija@mediasanctuary.org \n\n\n\nWe’ll start with light refreshments and a tour (plus a little campus clean up) and get an in-depth introduction to a volunteer role that interests you – whether it’s helping in the garden\, setting up events\, cleaning shared spaces\, or spreading the word about our work! \n\n\n\nEach month has a different role focus\, so come find what fits you best! No experience needed – just bring your curiosity and commitment to building a stronger community together. Meet at the main space 3361 6th Ave. \n\n\n\nNovember’s Volunteer Orientation will be around being a Sanctuary Social Butterfly! Come help us make signs of varying types– materials will be supplied. Being a part of our events has the perk of attending events for free. \n\n\n\nVolunteer Role Training Descriptions:\n\n\n\nSanctuary Scene Setter (event set up/breakdown): Help set up for concerts\, film screenings\, workshops\, and other events by placing tables\, chairs\, beverages/food or getting behind the camera to help document the event! Frequency: One day/ Occasional  \n\n\n\nSanctuary Sweeper (cleaning): Help us keep our spaces clean and safe by cleaning indoor spaces and/or doing a street sweep!Frequency: Drop in style\, Occasional  \n\n\n\nSanctuary Social Butterfly (outreach): Help share our message\, increase visibility of our work for more connections\, funding\, and attendance at our events Frequency: drop in\, prescheduled leading up to events \n\n\n\nCollard City Growers Garden: help tend to our garden by watering\, weeding\, and harvesting for and with our neighbors!Frequency: Occasional\, weekly
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/volunteer-orientation-day-4/
CATEGORIES:Open House
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251116T160000
DTSTAMP:20251028T155754Z
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SUMMARY:A Big Gay Market
DESCRIPTION:A Big Gay Market is a designated intentional and affirmative space for LGBTQI+ individuals and their allies\, especially for those in our community that have intersecting marginalized identities\, to join together in queer and trans joy for a cause! This market features 30 vendors and participatory LIVE community quilt making provided by our beneficiary\, Project Linus.  \n\n\n\nThis is an INDOOR market which will have a mask-only hour and free KN-95 masks available for all attendees\, from 11AM – 12PM.This market’s beneficiary is Project Linus’s Albany & Rensselaer Counties Chapter. Their mission is to provide love\, a sense of security\, warmth\, and comfort to children who are seriously ill\, traumatized\, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new handmade blankets and afghans\, lovingly created by volunteer “blanketeers.” \n\n\n\nSee Facebook event
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/a-big-gay-market/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251115T190000
DTSTAMP:20251118T195413Z
CREATED:20250818T225523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T195413Z
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SUMMARY:Water Justice Lab End of Season Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join Riverkeeper and NATURE Lab along with our community science volunteers\, fellows\, family and friends to celebrate the sixth season of Water Justice Lab. Activities include researcher and youth fellow presentations and a community meal followed by a 7pm film screening of The Story of Plastic and panel. \n\n\n\nSchedule: \n\n\n\n\n4:30 pm: Water Justice Lab open house and mural tours\n\n\n\n5:00 pm: Welcome and youth fellow presentations\n\n\n\n5:30 pm: Research talks by professor Sarah Cadieux and artist Nicole Chrochrek\n\n\n\n6:00 pm: Community meal and volunteer appreciation\n\n\n\n7:00 pm: screening of The Story of Plastic in the main Sanctuary space followed by a panel including artists\, community organizers\, activists and researchers. Register for the screening here.\n\n\n\n\n7pm: “The Story of Plastic” Screening and Panel Discussion\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOur Water Justice Lab programming is made possible by funding from Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust\, The McCarthy Charities\, Water Resources Institute\, and The NY Department of Environmental Conservation. \n\n\n\nKey partners for this event include Riverkeeper and Beyond Plastics.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/2025-wjl-celebration/
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T210000
DTSTAMP:20260122T013232Z
CREATED:20250826T192504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T013232Z
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SUMMARY:Memory\, Diaspora\, & Decoloniality: Films by Suneil Sanzgiri
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a film screening of Golden Jubilee\, a film in a series of works about memory\, diaspora\, and decoloniality\, with filmmaker Suneil Sanzgiri. \n\n\n\nThis event is a iEAR Presents! and EMPAC Collaboration \n\n\n\n4:30pm: Decolonial Practices in Film Workshop: A Cross-Generational Dialogue with Suneil Sanzgiri and Youth FX\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is liberation when so much has already been taken? Who has come for more? “Golden Jubilee”\, the third film in a series of works about memory\, diaspora and decoloniality\, takes as its starting point scenes of the filmmaker’s father navigating a virtual rendering of their ancestral home in Goa\, India\, created using the same technologies of surveillance that mining companies use to map locations for iron ore in the region. A tool for extraction and exploitation becomes a method for preservation. \n\n\n\nEMPAC series: An Impossible Address\, Suneil Sanzgiri\n\n\n\nSuneil Sanzgiri is an artist\, researcher\, and filmmaker. Spanning experimental video and film\,animations\, essays\, and installations\, his work contends with questions of identity\, heritage\,culture\, and diaspora in relation to structural violence and anticolonial struggles across theGlobal South. Sanzgiri’s films offer sonic and visual journeys through family history\, localmythology\, and colonial legacies of extraction in Goa\, India—where his family originates—deftlyutilizing and vividly blending together 3D renderings\, drone videography\, photogrammetry andlidar scanning\, 16 mm film and animation\, archival footage\, and desktop documentary practices.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/film-golden-jubilee/
CATEGORIES:Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251029T180000
DTSTAMP:20260122T013216Z
CREATED:20250826T190828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T013216Z
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SUMMARY:Decolonial Practices in Film Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A Cross-Generational Dialogue with Suneil Sanzgiri and Youth FX’s Bhawin Suchak\n\n\n\nJoin us for a workshop reflecting on the practical work of filmmaking and considering its impact on the histories and communities it engages. Participants are invited into the world of artist Suneil Sanzgiri’s new film “An Impossible Address\,” in parallel to the work of Albany media arts organization Youth FX’s co-founder and co-director Bhawin Suchak. \n\n\n\nThis event is a iEAR Presents! and EMPAC Collaboration \n\n\n\n7pm: Memory\, Diaspora\, & Decoloniality: Films by Suneil Sanzgiri\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Sanctuary for Independent Media presents this Be the Media! workshop as part of our 20th Anniversary Season\, celebrating two decades of commitment to youth media! The workshop opens with a session on film practice\, after which Suneil Sanzgiri and Bhawin Suchak of Youth FX reflect on the practical work of filmmaking and consider its impact on the histories and communities it engages. Sanzgiri’s recent work serves as a departure point with focus on challenges facing emerging filmmakers. The workshop is followed by a dinner for participants\, and a concluding screening of works from Sanzgiri’s series Golden Jubilee. \n\n\n\nEMPAC series: An Impossible Address\, Suneil Sanzgiri\n\n\n\nSuneil Sanzgiri is an artist\, researcher\, and filmmaker. Spanning experimental video and film\,animations\, essays\, and installations\, his work contends with questions of identity\, heritage\,culture\, and diaspora in relation to structural violence and anticolonial struggles across theGlobal South. Sanzgiri’s films offer sonic and visual journeys through family history\, localmythology\, and colonial legacies of extraction in Goa\, India—where his family originates—deftlyutilizing and vividly blending together 3D renderings\, drone videography\, photogrammetry andlidar scanning\, 16 mm film and animation\, archival footage\, and desktop documentary practices. \n\n\n\nBhawin Suchak is an educator\, filmmaker\, and the co-founder and co-executive director of Youth FX\, a nationally renowned media arts organization focused on empowering young people by teaching creative and technical skills in film and digital media.  He is also co-director of NeXt Doc\, a year-round fellowship program of Youth FX that exists to amplify the voices of emerging documentary filmmakers of color.  Bhawin is the director\, cinematographer and editor of Outta The Muck (2022)\, a feature length documentary supported by Sundance Institute\, ITVS\, Just Films\, Black Public Media and Southern Documentary Fund which aired on PBS’ Independent Lens series in 2023.  He also previously directed The Throwaways (2014) and Free To Learn (2004).  Bhawin is a 2019 Just Films Rockwood Fellow\, 2019 Sundance Documentary Film Program Fellow\, and a member of A-Doc: Asian American Documentary Network and the Documentary Accountability Working Group. 
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/decolonial-practices-in-film-workshop/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T210000
DTSTAMP:20260602T155141Z
CREATED:20250815T164850Z
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SUMMARY:The Forever War; The War on Terror
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of “Tarik Shah: Don’t Play Like Them\,” a documentary film about locally-based jazz musician Tarik Shah who was incarcerated for almost 15 years on terrorist accusations\, and panel discussion around the lasting impact of the war on terror. The event will conclude with a musical performance with Tarik Shah on bass accompanied by guitarist by Luke Franco. This is a collaboration with the Coalition for Civil Freedoms. \n\n\n\n5pm: Be The Media! workshop with Barry Rubinow\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocally-based jazz musician Tarik Shah is one of the many victims of “the war on terror.” “Tarik Shah: Don’t Play Like Them\,” a documentary film by Barry Rubinow\, takes the viewer through Tarik’s release and subsequent jobs\, gigs\, past career highlights\, his imprisonment\, life events\, and difficulties in getting back into the ever-changing jazz scene in New York City. This short film (37 minutes) will be followed by a panel discussion which will include Tarik Shah\, Barry Rubinow\, and Kathy Manley and Jeanne Finley on behalf of Coalition for Freedoms. This event looks at the lasting impact on the lives of political prisoners. \n\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTarik Shah\, Locally-based jazz musician who was incarcerated for almost 15 years on terrorist accusations\, and the subject of “Tarik Shah: Don’t Play Like Them.” Shah’s musical journey began in earnest at the age of 16\, when he became the sole bass student of internationally acclaimed bassist Slam Stewart. By age 21\, Shah was touring the world with legendary vocalist Betty Carter. From there\, he has performed and recorded with a stunning array of Jazz legends\, including Ahmad Jamal\, Randy Weston\, Abbey Lincoln\, Pharoah Sanders\, the Duke Ellington Orchestra\, Dr. Lonnie Smith and so many more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKathy Manley is the Legal Director of the Coalition for Civil Freedoms and the Vice-President of the Capital Region Council of the New York Civil Liberties Union. She is also a founding member of Project SALAM. Her main emphasis is criminal defense and constitutional rights. She concentrates on appeals\, has written many winning briefs before a variety of courts\, and has received several awards for her work. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarry Rubinow is the director of “Tarik Shah: Don’t Play Like Them.” Rubinow’s career as a producer\, director\, editor\, and indie filmmaker includes an Emmy Award for editing the CBS science show\, Beakman’s World\, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Short Subject for the first documentary he edited\, Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse. He was also a founding member of The Documentary Channel. His latest film\, “Tarik Shah: Don’t Play Like Them\,” won Best Documentary at the 2025 Albany Film Festival. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nModerator: Jeanne Finley is a photographer\, writer\, and editor. She was an original member of the Muslim Solidarity Committee\, the grassroots group formed in 2006 to advocate for two Albany Muslims\, Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain\, who were unjustly convicted in an FBI phony “terrorism” plot. She also edited Yassin Aref’s memoir\, Son of Mountains\, and a Palestinian prisoner’s book of poetry and art\, Light from Deep Under\, by Shukri Abu Baker. With colleagues\, she now advocates for prisoners through Coalition for Civil Freedom. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe Coalition for Civil Freedoms (CCF) is a survivor-led nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the abuses of the U.S. domestic “War on Terror.” Founded in 2010\, CCF is a coalition of civil liberties and human rights organizations that challenges preemptive prosecution and the post-9/11 targeting\, surveillance\, and criminalization of Muslim communities. CCF’s core areas of work include education and outreach\, prisoner and family support.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/forever-war-on-terror/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T180000
DTSTAMP:20260602T155212Z
CREATED:20250925T192539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T155212Z
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SUMMARY:Be The Media! workshop: Everybody has a Story to Tell
DESCRIPTION:Join Barry Rubinow\, the director of “Tarik Shah: Don’t Play Like Them\,” for a Be The Media! workshop on recording someone’s story for documentary filmmaking. Rubinow emphasizes that everybody has a story\, and this workshop will explore discovering what that story is.  \n\n\n\n“Tarik Shah: Don’t Play Like Them” is a documentary film about locally-based jazz musician\, Tarik Shah\, who was incarcerated for almost 15 years on terrorist accusations. This is a collaboration with the Coalition for Civil Freedoms. \n\n\n\n7pm: The Forever War; The War on Terror\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBarry Rubinow Is the director of “Tarik Shah: Don’t Play Like Them.” Rubinow’s career as a producer\, director\, editor\, and indie filmmaker includes an Emmy Award for editing the CBS science show\, Beakman’s World\, and an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Short Subject for the first documentary he edited\, “Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hothouse.” He was also a founding member of The Documentary Channel. His latest film\, “Tarik Shah: Don’t Play Like Them\,” won Best Documentary at the 2025 Albany Film Festival. \n\n\n\nPatrick Cone founded his production company\, C1 Entertainment\, to give voice to those who might not otherwise be heard. That guiding principle has led him to explore stories across America and the world. His 2021 short\, South\, garnered an official selection at Slamdance and the Audience Award for Best Documentary Short at the Hot Springs Film Festival. He is currently producing a feature documentary on the life of a civil rights activist.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/be-the-media-barry-rubinow/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T190000
DTSTAMP:20251016T182124Z
CREATED:20251002T153427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T182124Z
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SUMMARY:PHS Healing Day
DESCRIPTION:For the remainder of the year\, People’s Health Sanctuary will host monthly Healing Days at the Sanctuary main space\, offering community acupuncture\, herbal remedies from the Community Apothecary\, a nourishing one pot meal\, and a place to connect. All offerings will be donation based/sliding scale\, so pay whatever you can— and bring a friend! PHS will be continually donating 50% of all donations to CRSC. \n\n\n\nMonthly\, 4-7 pm; dates include 10/17\, 11/21\, and 12/19.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/phs-healing-day/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:open hours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251017T190000
DTSTAMP:20250430T221244Z
CREATED:20250430T221241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T221244Z
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SUMMARY:CCG Community Work & Play Days
DESCRIPTION:Drop in to Collard City Growers where we have activities for families and garden tasks for our adult volunteers. Community Work & Play Days take place on the 3rd Friday of each month\, during the regular CCG Open Garden Hours which take place every Friday from 4:00 – 7:00 pm\, from May through October.  \n\n\n\nJoin us in tending\, harvesting\, and caring for the plants and the land\, or just take some time to rest amongst greenery and appreciate the gifts of the garden. These open hours are family-oriented and open to all!
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/open-garden-2025-ccg/2025-10-17/
LOCATION:Collard City Growers\, 3337 6th Avenue\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:open hours
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T190000
DTSTAMP:20250926T191933Z
CREATED:20250926T191931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T191933Z
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Orientation Day
DESCRIPTION:Looking for a meaningful way to stay involved with the Sanctuary at your own pace? Join us every third Wednesday from 5–7PM for our monthly volunteer day. RSVP by sending an email to Alivija@mediasanctuary.org \n\n\n\nWe’ll start with light refreshments and a tour (plus a little campus clean up) and get an in-depth introduction to a volunteer role that interests you – whether it’s helping in the garden\, setting up events\, cleaning shared spaces\, or spreading the word about our work! \n\n\n\nEach month has a different role focus\, so come find what fits you best! No experience needed – just bring your curiosity and commitment to building a stronger community together. Meet at the main space 3361 6th Ave. \n\n\n\nOctober’s Volunteer Orientation will be around being a Sanctuary Scene Setter! We can’t run our events without the support of our event helpers. Being a part of our events has the perk of attending events for free.  \n\n\n\nVolunteer Role Training Descriptions:\n\n\n\nSanctuary Scene Setter (event set up/breakdown): Help set up for concerts\, film screenings\, workshops\, and other events by placing tables\, chairs\, beverages/food or getting behind the camera to help document the event! Frequency: One day/ Occasional  \n\n\n\nSanctuary Sweeper (cleaning): Help us keep our spaces clean and safe by cleaning indoor spaces and/or doing a street sweep!Frequency: Drop in style\, Occasional  \n\n\n\nSanctuary Social Butterfly (outreach): Help share our message\, increase visibility of our work for more connections\, funding\, and attendance at our events Frequency: drop in\, prescheduled leading up to events \n\n\n\nCollard City Growers Garden: help tend to our garden by watering\, weeding\, and harvesting for and with our neighbors!Frequency: Occasional\, weekly
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/volunteer-orientation-day-3/
CATEGORIES:Open House
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T210000
DTSTAMP:20260602T155342Z
CREATED:20251001T193043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T155342Z
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SUMMARY:Know Your Rights
DESCRIPTION:What to Do When Interacting with ICE Agents\n\n\n\nJoin members of the Capital Region Sanctuary Coalition to learn about how to assert your legal rights\, be informed of your options\, and feel prepared during an interaction with Immigration Customs and Enforcement. \n\n\n\nAll are welcome.This event is not a replacement for legal advice.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/know-your-rights/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T210000
DTSTAMP:20260602T155309Z
CREATED:20250813T203512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T155309Z
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SUMMARY:Taína Asili’s Fever Pitch
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Taína Asili’s interdisciplinary production of Fever Pitch\, uniting decades of her original work into a one-hour spectacle designed to ignite climate justice action on local\, national\, and global scales. This tapestry of sound\, movement\, and imagery is a celebration\, a ritual\, and a bold vision for a just and sustainable world. \n\n\n\n*Tickets are priced at $20 for General Admission and $10 for Student or Low-Income Admission.The Sanctuary recognizes that even with a sliding scale\, cost can affect the accessibility of any event. We want to emphasize that no one will be turned away at the door for a lack of funds. Please contact us at info@mediasanctuary.org with any questions or concerns. \n\n\n\nThe Rhythm of Rebellion: BTM! workshop\, 10/3\, 5pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFever Pitch is more than a performance—it is a celebration\, a ritual\, and a bold vision for a just and sustainable world. At its heart is Taína Asili\, a dynamic singer\, composer\, interdisciplinary artist\, and educator carrying on the tradition of her Puerto Rican ancestors\, fusing past and present struggles into one soulful and defiant voice. She is celebrated by NPR\, Rolling Stone\, Billboard and Democracy Now! for her soulful\, genre-blending music echoing calls for love and liberation. For the past 30 years she has offered energetic performances at diverse venues nationwide – from iconic stages such as Carnegie Hall\, to renowned festivals like San Francisco Pride\, to historic events like The Women’s March on Washington – inspiring audiences to dance to the rhythm of rebellion.  \n\n\n\nThe liberation themes in Asili’s work are deeply rooted in her involvement in local and national activism\, collaborating with numerous organizations throughout the years. As U.S. Coordinator for One Billion Rising and Board Chair of Soul Fire Farm\, Taína’s artistic and activist work sits at the intersection of racial\, gender\, food\, and climate justice. Her Resiliencia album embodies this mission\, drawing from interviews with women of color across the U.S.\, Canada\, and Puerto Rico—stories of resilience in the face of cancer\, hurricanes\, migration\, and sexual violence. This project extended into an award-winning documentary series\, offering a powerful musical and visual exploration of these lived experiences. Additionally\, during her residency with the Social Justice Portal Project\, Asili created The Justice Suite\, a multimedia trilogy of music and video interventions addressing abolition\, climate justice\, and economic democracy.  \n\n\n\nFever Pitch\, Asili’s latest interdisciplinary production\, unites decades of her original work into a one-hour spectacle designed to ignite climate justice action on local\, national\, and global scales. Collaborating with choreographer Gregory Theodore Marsh and dancer/vocalists Eliane Rowe and Hettie Barnhill\, she has crafted a mesmerizing fusion of live music and movement. Media artist Joseph Amodei adds another layer of depth with stunning projections featuring footage from Asili’s award-winning documentaries and music videos. The result is a breathtaking tapestry of sound\, movement\, and imagery that demands our attention and stirs our collective imagination.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/taina-asili-fever-pitch/
LOCATION:The Sanctuary\, 3361 6th Ave\, Troy\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performance
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